Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.
" Nearly a century after his death, Barnum remains one of America's most celebrated figures. In the Selected Letters of P.T. Barnum, A.H. Saxon brings together more than 300 letters written by the self-styled "Prince of Humbugs.
Lavinia Warren, as she was known, met Commodore Nutt first, but Tom Thumb was the more established of the two — wealthy, the owner of horses and yachts, sophisticated and worldly. It quickly became apparent to both men that they had ...
... 227 Jerome, Chauncey, 176 Jerome Clock Company, 176–77, 188 Johnson, Andrew, 217, 220 Johnson, William Henry, ... 76 Leland, Charles Godfrey, 165–66 Leslie, Frank, 165 Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 165 Lewis, John Delaware, 1, ...
Barnum's career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty. In this classic of self-accusation and self-justification, he reveals the stories behind his hoaxes and publicity stunts.
"Explores the life of showman P. T. Barnum, including his start as an entrepreneur, creating the American Museum, building and losing his fortune, and introducing the three-ring circus to America"--Provided by publisher.
Gathers correspondence by the famous American showman to his family, friends, writers, businessmen, and other public figures
The book also features vintage photographs and reproductions of difficult-to-find images from Barnum's two-decade collaboration with the prominent New York lithographers Currier and Ives.
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